Image of a blue river rapids with whitecaps flowing through dark grey moss-covered rocks with a quote in bright blue "When peace came there was a song in my head and the river moving in all directions" by Maureen Alsop

From “The Peace” by Maureen Alsop

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And the women who forged these? The skáldkonur: the women skalds.
Steinunn Refsdóttir (Iceland, 999) mocked a Christian missionary with metrically flawless verse about Thor wrecking his ship. 4/7
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We’re happy to announce our President, Nora Brooks Blakely, is offering a limited number of in-depth presentations and workshops centered on the life, work, and continuing legacy of her mother, Gwendolyn Brooks.

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Image of a couple of potatoes with pink and green shoots rising into leaves with a quote in pale yellow "sitting on a counter so long as to go soft, zero regrets & shoots sprouting from so many new eyes" by Laura Van Prooyen.

From “Abecedarian at the Threshold” by Laura Van Prooyen

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Image of a broken fragment of a mirror held by a hand with the image of a woman's face with a quote in pale blue "the many years I slammed into walls, not recognizing my own reflection" by Cynthia Good.

From “After the storm” by Cynthia Good

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Image of a Black woman with eyes closed, smiling, holding a cascade of white and yellow blossoms to her face with a quote in bright yellow, "let me enter another April with hope dancing between my ribs" by Jessica Thiru.

From “April as a synonym for beginning” by Jessica Thiru

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The Dandelions Poem by Helen Gray Cone Upon a showery night and still, Without a sound of warning, A trooper band surprised the hill, And held it in the morning. We were not waked by bugle notes No cheer our dreams invaded, And yet, at

It's #WomensHistoryMonth! All month, I'm doing a #31DaysPoemsByWomen #PoetryChallenge. Each day this month, I'm posting links to works by #womenpoets. Last one! "The Dandelions" by Helen Gray Cone
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Dandelions as a trooper band and then veterans.

Image of the silhouette of a person standing over cliff rocks with greenery overlooking sea and distant mountains with a quote in bright blue "I wake up astonished at how living calmly goes on, shoulder to shoulder with unreckonable tragedy" by Susan Browne.

From “Faith Is a Thing with Running Shoes” by Susan Browne

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Quest The phantom happiness I sought    O’er every crag and moor; I paused at every postern gate,    And knocked at every door; In vain I searched the land and…

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30/31 Quest By Georgia Douglas Johnson.
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Ah, the eternal but futile quest for happiness! I know it well!

Image of crowd of people staring at raised phones screens beneath an overcast sky with a quote in pale blue "Why is everyone staring at their phones while sightseeing?" by Tina Kelley.

From “The Human Race: My Yelp Review” by Tina Kelley @tinakelley.bsky.social

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Poems (Coates 1916)/Volume I/In the Town a Wild Bird Singing - Wikisource, the free online library

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"In the Town a Wild Bird Singing" by Florence Coates.
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Being a town-living country boy, I relate to this!

To the Pine Tree Zhingwaak! Zhingwaak! Ingii-ikid, – Pine! Pine! I said,

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28/31 "To the Pine Tree" by Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, translated by Margaret Noodin.
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Poor Crow! Give me something to eat,    Good people, I pray; I have really not had    One mouthful today! I am hungry and cold,    And last night I dreamed A…

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27/31 "Poor Crow!" By Mary Mapes Dodge.
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I'd feed the poor crow. Would you?
I love crows!

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Black and white image of holding hands with the quote in bright yellow "After our dog dies, we find the tender parts of one another--inner arm, beneath the eye" by Heidi Seaborn.

From “Is this your dog?” by Heidi Seaborn @heidiseabornpoet.bsky.social

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Poems (Commelin)/When Spring-time Cometh On - Wikisource, the free online library

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26/31 "When Spring-time Cometh-On" by Anna Olcott Commelin.
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Lovely seasonal poem/love poem!

Image of lightning with multiple strands striking a two-lane dotted highway at night with a quote in pale blue "I'm jazz, baby. the lightning carving out a pot in the pavement" by Jessica Ballen

From “hello to my triple chin” by Jessica Ballen

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Poems (Spofford)/Witchwork - Wikisource, the free online library

It's #WomensHistoryMonth! All month, I'm doing a #31DaysPoemsByWomen #PoetryChallenge. Each day this month, I'm posting links to works by #womenpoets. 25/31: "Witchwork" by Harriet Prescott Spofford.
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A poem about a March storm, but with mythic imagery.

Image of massive stacks of books chained up and held behind bars with a quote in bright yellow "It looked like a balcony for a finch but turned out to be a jail for language" by Sarah Carleton.

From “Cajole: A Brief History” by Sarah Carleton

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Poems by Elizabeth Chandler Forman at Allpoetry Poems by Elizabeth Chandler Forman.

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24/31: "The Three Lads" by Elizabeth Chandler Forman, a WWI poem.
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How the songs changed after this!

Image of a woman's silhouette with long bright red hair backlit and a quote in pale blue "Her hair is Crimson Tide red, protected by trademark" by Alina Stefanescu.

From “Scene From a Birmingham Diner Rated Four Stars by Zagat” by Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social

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Reflecting on poem “Good Mirrors Are Not Cheap” by Audre Lorde

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Think of Our Country's Glory by Elizabeth Margaret Chandler at Allpoetry Comments & analysis: Think of our country's glory, / All dimm'd with Afric's tears— / Her broad flag stain'd an

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23/31: "Think of Our Country's Glory" by the Quaker abolitionist Elizabeth Margaret Chandler.
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Image of a dark-brown rib cage with moon-shaped lights and a quote in bright blue "There's a hot moon chafing at your ribcage" by Sally Rosen Kindred.

From “Morning in Midlife” by Sally Rosen Kindred

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The Ghost by Sara Teasdale I went back to the clanging city, I went back where my old loves stayed,But my heart was full of my new love's glory,... Poem summary, analysis, and meaning

It's #WomensHistoryMonth! All month, I'm doing a #31DaysPoemsByWomen #PoetryChallenge. Each day this month, I'm posting links to works by #womenpoets.
22/31: "The Ghost" by Sara Teasdale.
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A ghost as a metaphor for an old unspoken love. Cool!